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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS                                   
142 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2004

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...THE TOPEKA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54   1240 AM  91    1936  71    -17       83       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  29    1903  48     -3       60       
  AVERAGE         50                        59     -9       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71          2.32 1949   0.13   0.58     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      3.14  -1.18     5.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.79                      5.70   0.09     6.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.31                      7.83   0.48     8.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JAN 1     15.3                                      12.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.1                                      12.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         7      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  283                       336    -53      256       
  SINCE MAR 1    809                       983   -174      899       
  SINCE JUL 1   4784                      5112   -328     4986       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        22      7       52       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        25     10       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        25     10       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80          M800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE TOPEKA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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...THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    631 PM  92    1965  69    -20       74       
  MINIMUM         43   1143 AM  22    1907  46     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         46                        58    -12       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.20 1972   0.10   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      2.45  -1.29     3.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.13                      4.80  -0.67     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.30                      6.19   1.11     6.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JAN 1     MM                                        MM       
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                        MM       
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         8     11        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  333                       380    -47      309       
  SINCE MAR 1    880                      1082   -202      950       
  SINCE JUL 1   5151                      5380   -229     5148       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        15      4       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        17      4       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        17      4       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          M400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE CONCORDIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2004...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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